Ch 21
After the action potential arrives to the pre-synaptic terminal, which is the first channel to open?
Voltage gated calcium channels
Calculate the MAP if the blood pressure is 90/40
57
Give an example of what a patient experiencing Apraxia would look like
Any example of a patient not remembering how to do a basic or familiar task
The process of removing unwanted/harmful antibodies from a patients bloodstream is called ?
plasmapheresis
You are conducting a neuro assessment and notice that the pupils are pinpoint bilaterally. What could be a potential cause of this?
Opioid use, miotic eye drops, or brain hemorrhage
The afferent nerve carries ___________ information from the outside world to the brain
What kind of intervention can be done if the patients CPP is too low?
fluid resuscitation, vasoconstrictors, lay patient flat, reduce ICP
A patient in the hospital has convulsions for 6 minutes without interruptions. What medication is appropriate?
IV lorazepam
which disease gets progressively worse until the patient is completely dependent and then subsides usually resulting in a complete recovery?
Guillain Barre
Petechial (non-blanching)
What affect does the parasympathetic nervous system have on the bronchi?
constriction
Does increasing respirations decrease or increase carbon dioxide levels?
Decrease (breathing co2 out faster)
Positive Brudzinski sign is an indicator of which disease?
Meningitis
myasthenia gravis
Which type of brain bleed results from broken veins?
Subdural hematoma
A ( POSITIVE / NEGATIVE ) dolls eyes are when the eyes remain stationary and passively follow head motion
Negative
Name some signs you might see in a patient with basilar skull fracture
otorrhea, rhinorrhea, raccoon's sign, battle's sign
What are some potential complications of surgical decompression in a patient with trigeminal neuralgia?
loss of corneal reflex, burning the mouth, untreated cavities, eye damage
Dopamine agonists can be used to treat: ______ and _____
parkinsons and RLS
Removal of the thymus gland can be beneficial in which disease?
myasthenia gravis
What is some important patient teaching for a patient about to receive an EEG?
no coffee, tea, alcohol, caffeine for 24-48 hours prior, do not keep NPO, dont touch Pt
Autonomic dysreflexia
100% oxygen given via facemask has been found useful in treating which kind of headache?
Cluster headaches
Which disease is characterized by tremors, rigidity and bradykinesia?
parkinson's
both _________ and _________ (2 diseases) result from a lack of acetylcholine
Alzheimers and myasthenia gravis